>>White Sox Slam Twins

(Minneapolis, MN)  --  Adam Dunn clubbed a three-run homer and plated four runs to back seven strong innings from Chris Sale as the White Sox rolled to a 12-5 win over the Twins.  Sale fanned five and allowed just two runs on six hits to improve to 9-and-2 on the season.  Alex Rios popped a solo shot and Kevin Youkilis went 3-for-4 with two RBI for Chicago, which pounded out 21 hits to win for the fourth time in five games.  Brian Dozier had a solo homer and Darin Mastroianni added a two-run shot for Minnesota.  Nick Blackburn gave up six runs in five frames of duty to absorb the loss.

MLB AL
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New York Yankees 5, Cleveland Indians 4
Boston Red Sox 10, Toronto Blue Jays 4
Kansas City Royals 5, Tampa Bay Rays 4
Oakland Athletics 2, Seattle Mariners 1
LA Angels of Anaheim 13, Baltimore Orioles 1
Texas Rangers 13, Detroit Tigers 9

>>Mets Clobber Cubs

(Chicago, IL)  --  Daniel Murphy popped a pair of solo home runs and Scott Hairston blasted a grand slam as the Mets scored 16 unanswered runs en route to a 17-1 lopsided victory over the Cubs.  Ike Davis added a three-run shot and David Wright knocked in five runs for New York, which salvaged the finale of a three-game set at Wrigley Field to snap a four-game slide.  Jon Niese threw seven innings of one-run ball for the win.  Luis Valbuena's RBI double in the second accounted for Chicago's lone run.  Jeff Samardzija gave up nine runs in four-and-a-third frames to take the loss.

MLB NL
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Milwaukee Brewers 8, Cincinnati Reds 4
San Francisco Giants 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 0
Pittsburgh Pirates 11, Philadelphia Phillies 7
Atlanta Braves 6, Arizona Diamondbacks 4
Houston Astros 1, San Diego Padres 0
Washington Nationals 11, Colorado Rockies 5